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Chapter 237 Who is the hunter? Who is the prey?
On the surface, SKT head coach KkOma's draft strategy in this game was very successful.

LGD was incorporated into every design element.

But there's a major premise to this.

That's Huni's Jayce, who can beat the Fiora in the weekly rankings.

If Huni's Jayce can't beat Zhou Dian's Fiora.

Then all of KkOma's plans turned out to be self-inflicted.

So, can Huni win this laning phase?

In KkOma's view, the answer to this question is self-evident.

In Zhou Dian's view...

The answer to this question is self-evident!

Wei Shen glanced at Zhou Dian and received an affirmative reply.

They immediately locked down Fiora on the third floor of the red team.

Immediately, applause erupted from below the tower.

At the same time, cheers erupted.

Again.

A hero who is entertaining is welcome everywhere.

In the commentary box.

Upon seeing that LGD had locked in Fiora, Miller immediately said:
"Zhou Shen is really determined to pick Fiora! It feels like we've fallen into SKT's trap!"

As he spoke, Miller couldn't help but frown again.

It's clear that people aren't optimistic about Zhou Dian's forced pick of Fiora.

As Miller's commentary partner, Wawa was clearly much more optimistic.

Or rather, whenever an LPL team plays against a team from another region, Wawa is unconditionally "optimistic" about the LPL team.

“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with Zhou Shen choosing Fiora!” Wawa said.

"What do you call Zhou Shen's move? It's called knowing there are tigers in the mountains, yet still heading towards the tiger's den!"

"The most prominent feature is confidence! Confidence is a good thing. I believe in Zhou Shen and I believe in LGD!"

More than two commentators disagreed on Zhou Dian's decision to forcefully pick Fiora in this game.

In the official LPL live stream, the chat was already buzzing with debate.

[Oh wow, here it comes, Zhou Shen's Fiora! This is practically an urban legend!]

Even if you're a legend, it's useless! This is a matchup against Jayce, and the opponent is SKT!

[Exactly! I think Zhou Shen's choice of Fiora was too reckless!]

[You're still too young. They just provoked you during the draft phase, wanting to see how good your Fiora is, and you actually took the bait!]

What is Zhou Shen thinking? He clearly saw a pit ahead, yet he still insisted on jumping in?

[He just wants to show off! He feels like everyone else is deliberately letting him use his best skills, and he'd lose face if he didn't choose them!]

[I'm speechless. He can even catch fish with an SKT straight hook this week!]

【Seriously, what are you haters yelling about?! You can't even hold back your yelling after LGD loses this game?】

【Sure! What kind of nonsense is Huni? His career highlight was just stomping some trash Zz1tai, right? So what if he's playing Jayce against Fiora? I don't think he can beat Zhou Shen!】

[Support Zhou Shen! Zhou Shen isn't the kind of reckless player; daring to pick Fiora against the odds means he must have enough confidence!]

[Exactly, in this game, it's still hard to say who the hunter and the prey are!]

[KkOma must think he's so smart now, that he's outsmarted Zhou Shen. I'm waiting for him to shoot himself in the foot!]

【.】

At the SKT players' bench.

When we saw LGD lock in Fiora as their last pick in the first round of champion selection.

KkOma smiled.

He smiled very calmly, full of confidence.

Zhou, you really can't bring yourself to back down!
KkOma bent down and whispered in Huni's ear:

"You're facing Zhou's best champion in this laning phase, right?"

Upon hearing this, Huni immediately smiled and replied, "Don't worry, Coach, there won't be any problem!"

"Although Zhou's Fiora is very strong, I'm playing Jayce this game!"

Zhou Dian's "Fiora A-Flash tutorial" caused quite a stir in the Korean League of Legends community.

Almost all top laners who play Fiora in the Korean server have learned Zhou Dian's Fiora A-Flash technique.

This naturally includes Huni.

Huni, who considers himself a top-tier carry-type top laner, also plays Fiora quite often.

KkOma nodded slightly upon hearing Huni's reply.

He is very satisfied!

KkOma has watched some of Zhou Dian's Fiora highlights.

He also admitted that Zhou Dian's Fiora was extremely powerful, absolutely top-tier.

But he is more confident in Korean top laners Jayce and Rumble.

This is the signature skill of Korean top laners, their livelihood!

According to KkOma, when Korean top laners play Jayce or Rumble, they can beat Chinese top laners.

After so many years of international competitions...

This result has never changed!

The first round of ban/pick has ended, and we've moved on to the second round.

LGD banned Syndra and Ryze.

SKT banned Braum and LeBlanc.

In the second round of player selection, it was the red team's turn to choose first.

LGD picked Zyra on the fourth floor of the red side.

"Zyla!"

"It seems LGD still wants to improve the laning strength of their bot lane!"

"However, Bang's Ezreal has a very strong ability to withstand pressure in lane, so it's hard to say how badly he'll be pressured!"

Miller had barely finished speaking.

SKT secured Tahm Kench on the fourth floor of the blue side.

"Oh~ SKT's bot lane picked an Ezreal and Tahm Kench combo."

"That means focusing solely on stabilizing our development and prioritizing the top, mid, and jungle!"

"This puts even more pressure on Zhou Shen's Fiora!"

Miller has always been skeptical of Zhou Dian's choice of Fiora.

Immediately afterwards, SKT picked Orianna on the fifth floor of the blue side.

"Wind-up!"

"SKT ended up giving Faker a carry mage!"

"SKT's lineup in this game is essentially a team without a front line, purely relying on individual attacks. The support Tahm Kench isn't very tanky; he's at most a half-front line!" Miller said.

“But we also have a lineup without a front line!” the doll added.

"And there isn't even half a row in the front!"

As soon as he finished speaking, LGD revealed Galio on the fifth floor of the red team.

Then it was locked.

"Hey, Galio mid! That's great, that's great! We've added a big frontliner!" Wawa exclaimed repeatedly.

"LGD's lineup is much more balanced now!"

"In that case, LGD's decision to choose the red side in this game, and their last counter pick, can be considered to have proven valuable!"

At this point, Miller's furrowed brows relaxed considerably.

LGD's final pick was Galio, which added a tank.

The selection was indeed very insightful, instantly revitalizing the overall lineup. On the other hand...

When KkOma saw that LGD had finally picked Galio as their mid laner.

There was no change in his expression.

He was still full of confidence.

Yes, at first glance, LGD's lineup seems much stronger than their lineup, which lacks a front line and crowd control.

but.

In the end, a game still needs someone to carry it!
Who can carry LGD?

Spider, Galio, or Ashe?

In high-level matches, these heroes are all support, not main carries!

LGD's only way to win this game is to have Fiora carry!

However, Fiora couldn't even hold out in the laning phase this game, so how could she possibly carry?

nonexistent!

With that thought in mind, KkOma closed his notebook.

After giving his teammates a few final instructions...

KkOma took off his headphones and walked towards the center of the main stage.

After the two head coaches shook hands,

They each turned and walked into the players' tunnel.

On the large screen at the scene.

The game has entered the loading screen.

Blue side SKT:

Top lane Jayce, jungle Graves, mid lane Orianna, bot lane Ezreal and Tahm Kench.

Red team LGD:

Top lane Fiora, jungle Elise, mid lane Galio, bot lane Ashe and Zyra.

Meanwhile, in the LPL's commentary booth.

The two commentators are still analyzing the lineups of both sides.

"Let's be honest, don't look at SKT's lineup in this game. They lack a front line and control, it seems like a lineup with no heroes!"

Miller adjusted his glasses and continued:

"But SKT's lineup has its logic. In the mid-game, they have Ezreal and Jayce for double poke, in the late game they have Orianna and Graves as a safety net, and Tahm Kench for protection!"

"This is a lineup that relies entirely on kiting and maneuvering, but it demands a very high level of skill from the players and excellent teamwork!"

“Yes!” Doll nodded. “This kind of lineup is not something that ordinary teams can handle!”

"However, SKT is definitely the best team in the world at playing this kind of pure poke and kiting composition!"

"SKT has won so many championships in the past two years, and this pure poke and kiting lineup has been crucial in winning many of their championship matches!"

While waiting for the game to load.

Zhou Dian was also working at lightning speed, analyzing SKT's lineup for this game.

SKT plays this pure poke and kiting lineup, which they are very good at, and they are naturally very skilled and powerful.

Zhou Dian was well aware of this as well.

However, this pure poke-based lineup has a major drawback.

That is, they are very afraid of a single point of attack.

Facing SKT's lineup.

If Zhou Dian had played a tank hero this game, or a top laner hero that's more suited for team fights...

Then LGD is truly finished!

In past international competitions.

LPL teams lose every time they face SKT with this kind of lineup.

The reason is that no one can achieve a breakthrough in a single area.

It looks like the LPL team has picked an invincible teamfight lineup that has everything it needs.

The imagined scenario of SKT breaking apart at the slightest touch in team fights will never happen.

LPL teams always seem to be toyed with by SKT, constantly being pulled around and manipulated.

Team fights couldn't be initiated at all, and team fights couldn't be conducted in a normal manner.

In the end, all that was left was the possibility of being outmaneuvered and killed by SKT.

But once someone is able to achieve a breakthrough in a single area.

That exposed the weaknesses of SKT's pure poke and kiting lineup.

Take this plate, for example.

If Zhou Dian's Fiora is very fed.

So, Zhou Dian can win the game simply by mindlessly pushing lanes.

SKT lacks both crowd control and a front line.

Imagine a very fed Fiora pushing a lane.

Basically, it's a matter of killing one if one comes, or killing two if two come.

You can just chop melons and vegetables with your eyes closed and that's it.

Fiora is practically invincible!

Therefore, the key to LGD winning this game is...

It's about making Fiora fat.

And you have to get fat very early.

Zhou Dian knew very well that he couldn't afford to make any mistakes in this game with Fiora from start to finish.

Because in this game, LGD could only rely on Fiora to support their teammates.

There is no situation where Fiora plays poorly in lane and her four teammates carry her to victory.

Therefore, the laning situation in the top lane is very important for both sides in this game.

Fiora is theoretically a good counter to SKT's lineup.

Zhou Dian could see this clearly, and KkOma, as the head coach of SKT, naturally saw it even more clearly.

and so.

KkOma simply believed that Huni's Jayce alone could completely suppress his Fiora, leaving her no chance to perform.

Or have they devised other, more targeted strategies against Fiora in the game?

For example, should we have Peanut go up and target Fiora more often?

Zhou Dian didn't care which one it was.

Huni plays jungle, and so does he.

As long as Eimy can restrain Peanut's Graves in the early game and create a one-on-one environment for him in the top lane, that's enough.

Zhou Dian believes Eimy can do this.

Graves' ganking ability is far inferior to Elise's.

It was because SKT picked Graves as their jungler that Zhou Dian was able to make up his mind to pick Fiora.

If the junglers on both sides switch roles.

In this game, Peanut is playing Elise jungle, and Eimy is playing Graves.

Zhou Dian really doesn't know how to pick Fiora.

To put it bluntly, he didn't pick Fiora out of spite or to save face.

It was truly the result of careful consideration.

Now let's look at the jungler heroes on both sides.

Zhou Dian felt that if SKT hadn't first-picked Graves, but instead had directly first-picked Jayce...

The jungler picks on both sides might actually be swapped.

Hehe, you like to grab Graves first and take advantage of the situation, huh!
Then this little trick of theirs will surely backfire!
(End of this chapter)